From a pre-Easter orchestral requiem to new films, live theatre and exhibitions running across the island, there is plenty to see and do in Cyprus over the coming days.
Music
Limassol, Rialto Theatre, 8.30pm. The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents John Rutter’s Requiem — one of the most beloved works in contemporary choral music — in the run-up to Easter. Georgian conductor Levan Jagachidze leads the performance, with sopranos Mariza Anastasiadi and Eleni Charalambous as soloists. The Youth Choir of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra also takes part. Tickets: rialto.interticket.com. Next performance: 3 April, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia, ticketmaster.cy
Larnaca, G. Lycurgos Municipal Theatre, 8.30pm. Cultural group Diastasi presents a musical tribute to composer Dimitris Lagios, marking 35 years since his death. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy, ACS and theatre box offices. Next performance: 6 April, Pattichion Theatre, Limassol, 8.30pm.
Book Festival
Paphos, Attikon Multi-Arts Centre, 6pm. The Cyprus Association of Children’s and Young People’s Books (CSCNYB) — Cyprus IBBY — together with Paphos Municipality, hosts the official 2026 World Children’s Book Day celebration, featuring storytelling, creative activities and music. Free entry. Information: 26822313.
Theatre
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 2, 4, 16, 17 & 18 April, 8.30pm. Angélika Nikli Solomou, the Transparent, written by Periklis Moscholidakis and directed by Marina Vronti, focuses on the figure of Angeliki Nikli, mother of poet Dionysios Solomos. The Lexi Theatre production stars Christina Pavlidou, Nektarios Theodorou, Giota Maragkou, Maria Tsiakka and Andreas Theocharis. Running time: 85 minutes. Tickets: SoldOutTickets.
Cinema
Nicosia, Rio Premier Cinemas & Pantheon; Limassol, Rio Cinemas, Smaragda — I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump (dir. Emilios Avraham, with Niovi Charalambous, Foivos Papakostas, Eleni Sidera).
New releases: The Secret of the Forest (dir. Makis Tsoufis, Stelios Orfanidis, with Kostas Karathomas, Ioanna Pilihou, Argyris Gkagkanis); Undertone (dir. Ian Tuason, with Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michele Duquet); Primavera (dir. Damiano Michieletto, with Michele Riondino, Tecla Insolia, Fabrizia Sacchi); The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (animated, dir. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc) — RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Apokalypsi (22300150). Thalasso-psychismi by Rena Artemiou. Until 4 April.
Gloria (22762605). The Man Who Carries Holes by Rinos Stefanis. Until 3 April.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art / State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL (22479600). Group exhibition with 50 artists: Agropoiitiki: soils/bodies. Until 30 June.
NiMAC (2797400). Fluid Persistence — 19 artists explore ecological crisis, the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until 31 May.
Town Hall Square. Water Movement Nicosia, site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until 30 June.
Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive. Until 28 June.
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Cyprus — Island, History, Memory, Reality. Until 30 June.
Limassol
Edit Gallery (25251710). The Rise of the Sun, the Fall of Time by Danai Patsalou. Until 2 May.
125 Space (25733994). Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body by Alexandra Kou. Until 30 May.
Eins (99522977). Keep the Music for Yourself by Marietta Mavrokordatou. Until 4 April.
Larnaca
Municipal Gallery (24658848). Testimonies of an Unseen Time — retrospective exhibition by Andreas Paraskevas. Until 6 June.
